First Injury! and Sitting Like a Big Girl!

Well this morning my WONDERFUL husband let me sleep in. He took Ellie and I tried to get a little more shut eye. About a half hour later I heard her crying and I could tell she had fallen (from the sitting position) again...happens often. Sometimes she cries and sometimes she doesn't.

Well remember those cool blocks I gave her the other day? The ones meant for one year olds? Apparently Ellie fell forward INTO one...chin first! Poor baby. She got over it fast but of course I had to take pics...here she is!

This weekend we have been trying to get out and about...Yesterday we headed up by our new house and walked along some of trails. Our new house has TONS of great walking/biking paths near by...Ainsley loved it! Today we went to Los Gatos and walked around and then went to the park. We saw baby geese! So fun...and now Ellie is sitting in the stroller like a big girl...no more car seat! Here is Ellie sitting like a big girl...

And here she is wearing her sunglasses with daddy!
Off to wake the sleeping beauty soon to eat...then Justin and I are headed out to dinner...ALONE! For the first time in 6 months. :)

Thanks for the toys but...

So I got out some *new* toys today for Ellie. She seemed a little bored with the usual. So I got out this awesome set of blocks that my friend Krista got her. They say for one year and up...but come on....this kid is a genius! *wink wink* Anyway...so I open the box and dump out the blocks...and here is what she did:



SHE PLAYED WITH THE BOX!!

Apparently the box is WAY more interesting than the blocks....ha ha ha. Here she is "reading" the box...ha ha
Ahhh yes...it is ALREADY starting....the boxes are way more fun than the toys in them. OH well...

She did play with the blocks later. But I think she prefers the box!

Then a couple days ago she was playing on the floor and decided her onsie was more fun to play with than her toys...
Gotta love it! :) Thanks for checking in!

Family Time!

Yesterday Ellie got to meet a bunch of family for the first time! We had a fun time with the Highsmith/Blake/Whitmore brood. My aunt Sandy gave Ellie her quilt...it is AMAZING!!! I'll post pictures soon! Thanks Aunt Sandy!!!!

I took a couple pics of Ellie with her big cousin Darienne...Here they are!




And my Favorites!

Daddy and Me

Esella learned a new trick today....

She learned how to stick out her tongue! And of COURSE she did this with Daddy...she finds him to be just HILARIOUS! :)

Eating dinner with mommy and daddy

Well we got Ellie her booster chair! (like a high chair...but it straps onto an adult chair). Tonight we actually all ate dinner at the table. Here are some pictures. Daddy does a choo choo train sound into Ellie's mouth with the spoon that CRACKS her up!! :)

Here she is in her new chair


Hi mommy!
Daddy is the most funny person I know!!
MMMmmmm I'll help you get that in my mouth daddy
All done!
OOOhhh time to play with the goo
What??
OK I just love this one!

And a bonus one...Ellie at her Auntie Melissa's baby shower on Sunday. Auntie Melissa is having a baby soon...she is due June 10th and we are all SO excited!! Is it a boy or girl? We have to wait and see!!
Thanks for checking in!!

Family Vacation!

Well as all the house issues were unfolding...we headed off on our first family vacation! We rented an RV and headed down the coast with the baby and the dog. We visited Solvang, a little dutch town in southern CA, then headed up to Pismo Beach for a couple days and then we headed up to Monterey. My parents met us in Monterey and joined us to visit the aquarium. Overall it was a fun trip, but a little stressful at times! Here are some pictures from our little 6 day trip!

Ellie asleep in the RV



Daddy, Ellie and Ainsley at a restaurant in Solvang

Ellie's new favorite hobbie...playing with napkins
This is what Ellie thought of Solvang! Ha!Then we drove up to Pismo Beach from Solvang...Ellie decided to get some much needed reading done..


At the beach for the very first time!!
Our RV in our camping spot...Ainsley tied up outside

Ellie sitting at the table like a big girl!Feet in the sand for the first time!

After Pismo we drove up HY 1 (yes...we went all the way up HW 1 in an RV!!) to Monterey. We stopped at Heast Castle on our way. Justin and I had both been there as kids.

Checking out Hearst Castle from the visitor center

First time on a bus! Look mom...no car seat!!
Taking a nap while on the tour...
Family pic in front of the poolThen we continued up HW 1 to Monterey. We went to the aquarium with my parents.

Family picture

Mom and Dad
Jelly Fish!After Monterey we headed back home. Though we had fun we were happy to be home! Well...we survived our first family vacation!!! Lets see if we can survive our first sell/buy of homes!!